Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapters 593 and 594. Talkative
Gu Kaiyuan took a step forward, actually to protect the man behind him. After all, this was his brother-in-law, and if something happened to him, he wouldn't be able to explain it to his wife.

He used the tip of his sword to clear away the debris blocking the cave entrance, then casually tossed a torch inside. After confirming there was no danger inside, he thoroughly cleared away the dead branches and leaves blocking the entrance, otherwise the flames would have leaped up.

"Brother-in-law, why do you do everything so simply and crudely?"

"Stop teasing me. How about you do it next time?"

Bai Jiannan waved his hand and laughed, "I can't do this job, I still value my life."

But brother-in-law, I need to have a serious talk with my sister later. Some of her habits are bad and need to be changed.

"Your life isn't just yours anymore. You should also think about my sister and my little niece. A wise man doesn't stand under a dangerous wall..."

"You've been nagging all this way. Did your mother-in-law give birth to the wrong gender?"

"Okay, brother-in-law, are you implying that my sister is nagging?"

Gu Kaiyuan, “…” finally understood what it meant for a scholar to encounter a soldier, let alone his unreasonable brother-in-law.

Forget it, whatever, let's see what loot we've got today.

After reading it, Gu Kaiyuan was not too disappointed. These Japanese bandits were really poor. They only had some old silver jewelry and some loose silver. The most abundant items were grain and dried goods.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. These people don't dare to go inland; they only dare to rob small coastal villages. I guess that's all they have.

"That's all?" Bai Jiannan said with some disappointment. "We made such a big fuss about it, what a waste."

Gu Kaiyuan: "The Bai family is so large and powerful, do they really need these things?"
Besides, our purpose goes beyond that.

Gu Kaiyuan had no interest in tidying up, so he told Lin Wei, who had come along, to pick up anything usable before leaving.

The timing of this visit was wrong; he obtained even less than in his previous life. He wondered what they had robbed back then.

This time, by taking action ahead of time, they inadvertently did a good deed.

The two arrived at the place they had been in before, which had been cleaned up. In the distance, they could see figures dragging things toward the sea.

"Master, we have found a water source," a guard reported. The two followed, and the distance was not far, which is why these people set up camp here.

Seeing the small stream, Bai Jiannan smiled, "Such a little bit of fresh water is not enough to make a supply point."

Gu Kaiyuan went over to take a look and said, "These people are just too stupid. If they dug up the land here, they could still dig a small fishpond, which would be enough."

Bai Jiannan was speechless. He realized he had been subtly insulted and regretted his quick tongue once again.

It was already late at night, and it was no longer safe to sail. After clearing this area, everyone lit a campfire and didn't want to go back to the boat. After all, they still preferred the feeling of being on solid ground.

Once it was dawn and Gu Kaiyuan was certain that everything was settled and there were no hidden dangers, he then made sure that Bai Suihe and Gu Xingyang would be brought over together.

Gu Xingyang was in high spirits all morning. Once on the island, her little head started bobbing around, and she kept pointing here and there, making Gu Kaiyuan, who was holding her, run around in circles.

"This is spoiling my daughter too much," Bai Suihe said, her eyes crinkling with a smile. She walked along the beach. The island wasn't large, but it had a beautiful sandy beach; if this were in later times, who knows how much revenue it could generate each year.

“Sister,” Bai Jiannan walked over and walked alongside her, “this island is too small, we should find a bigger one as soon as possible.”

He also brought a large bag of chili seeds with him this time, hoping to find a new continent so that the trade secrets could be kept for a longer period of time.

"Don't worry, this is just the first stop," Bai Suihe knew of several nice coastal islands and hoped that this world was the same, or that no major tectonic changes had occurred.

“There isn’t much fresh water here, but what my brother-in-law said is right. We can dig a bigger water pit so that the water we collect will be easier to use.” Although he was embarrassed, Bai Jiannan still spoke his mind and helped Gu Kaiyuan take credit.

"So there are always more solutions than problems. Although this place is not far from the inland, it's not bad to have a stop here."

At least yesterday on the ship, everyone was very careful with water, but here, some cleaning work can be done here, and we don't have to be so stingy with water.

Only when you get to the sea do you realize the importance of freshwater resources, so Bai Suihe really didn't complain about the small size of the place.

Gu Kaiyuan took his daughter to see the island. To others, it looked like he was showing Gu Xingyang a different view and playing with the child.

Little did they know, the father and daughter had been talking the whole time. “Daddy, this island is so poor. Apart from some crabs and sea snails, there are no other creatures.”

"Even if there were, those people would have already destroyed them. My dear girl, can you see if there's anything else hidden here?"

Gu Kaiyuan felt he had lost out because he received too little, so he thought he could rely on his daughter's abilities to see if he could gain anything unexpected.
Gu Xingyang turned around and yawned. "Daddy, don't count on it. The most precious thing here is that little water source. Look, they've cut it all down. These people really have no environmental awareness whatsoever."

Gu Kaiyuan heard this new term from his daughter again: "What is environmental awareness?"

Gu Xingyang then took on the role of popular science encyclopedia, "This environmental protection..."

As Bai Suihe approached, she heard Gu Xingyang explaining things to his father again, and the other person was listening intently, nodding from time to time. So she found a rock to sit down.

After they had washed what needed washing and cooked what needed cooking, the group ate a simple meal and then returned to the boat.

The first harvest was rather disappointing, but Gu Kaiyuan was determined to redeem himself. The ship immediately moved forward and, following the direction Gu Kaiyuan indicated, quickly found the second target.

Looking at the larger island in the distance and the rising smoke from the chimneys, Bai Suihe asked Gu Kaiyuan to bring Granny Pang along this time.

Bai Suihe actually wanted to go with him, but Gu Kaiyuan disagreed, since Gu Xingyang also needed someone to take care of him, saying that he didn't trust anyone but Bai Suihe.

Bai Suihe didn't argue with him simply because she didn't want to take the risk herself; she wasn't an ungrateful person.

Seeing the small boat set off again overnight, the recruited boatmen only watched from afar before hurrying back to their cabins to rest.

The things these important people do are beyond their control.

Even the smallest people have their own way of surviving; sometimes, turning a blind eye is the best way to survive.

Bai Jiannan watched the boat sail away, feeling somewhat aggrieved. He had only asked a few more questions, so why was his brother-in-law holding such a grudge...